WHEE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WHEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHEE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHEE is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WHEE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WHEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,853.
What does WHEE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
An exclamation of delight.
Whee is written for the sound of somebody enjoying speed, and it appears in children's books far more often than anywhere else. It is one of very few exclamations that is never used ironically.
How WHEE is used
Stands alone. Chiefly written.
- Whee, said the child, and went round again.
- The word whee names the sound of enjoying speed.
- A whee in a children's book needs no explanation.
- Almost no exclamation avoids irony, and whee does.
- Two whees and the ride was over.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHEE
Showing 24 of 88 words that begin with WHEE.
Words ending in WHEE
1 words end in WHEE. Useful as a back hook: play WHEE onto a word already on the board.
Words with WHEE inside
Showing 24 of 69 words that contain WHEE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WHEE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEE
Common questions about WHEE
- Is WHEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEE worth?
- WHEE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHEE mean?
- An exclamation of delight.
- What letters can be added to WHEE?
- WHEE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WHEE:
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